The Nurse Caring for a Client Newly Diagnosed with MODS

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nurse caring for a client newly diagnosed with MODS explains that the method of providing nutrition is likely to be

• A) enteral nutrition.
• B) intravenous fluids.
• C) oral diet.
• D) parenteral nutrition.

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Definitions:

Diagnostic Proteins

Proteins used as biomarkers for identifying or monitoring the progression of diseases.

Transposable Elements

Segments of DNA that can move within the genome, playing a significant role in genetic variability and evolution.

Human Genome

The complete set of nucleic acid sequences for humans, encoded as DNA within the 23 chromosome pairs in the nucleus, and in a small DNA molecule found within individual mitochondria.

Regulator Genes

Genes that control the expression of one or more other genes, governing the amount of protein or RNA product that is made.